Effects of a brief training program for lay health volunteers to facilitate smoking cessation among African Americans

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 4-15

  Sullivan, Therese A ^a   Sharma, Manoj ^a   Stacy, Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Lay health volunteers; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749447017     PISSN: 00901482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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